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MirkoDOG

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  1. Thanks eveyone for your replies. I should get that switch. I have a pioneer sx 1280 used to drive my legend series left and right when listening to cds. I need the same front and left for my other amp used for DVDs. I refuse to use the pioneer as an amp because I just love the warmth of its preamp...my denon wont alow a pre-amp in..so Im stuck with the denon to drive digital movies. The denon sounds like chinzy crap compared to the pioneer when in 2 channel mode.. I should just throw the denon out the window. I hate going to the speakers unplugging one set and then the other..the pioneer refuses to function with the other set plugged in....even when the Denon is switched off..which caught me by suprise. thanks for the advise. Mirko
  2. Very simple question. I have two recievers.. One for Digital Surround.. One for 2 channel stereo. Is it bad to hook both recievers to the same left and right speakers? Could this cause damage. Only one to be used at a time. Your thoughts are appreciated in advance. Thanks. Mirko
  3. Why were the legend series discontinued?? Just wondering.
  4. The guys at Klipsch said the remedy is to remove the woofers from the cabinet...carefully of course. Then apply "liquid Nails" (a wood glue that can be purchased at any hardware store) along the unmated surfaces inside the cab..they said that you can apply the glue with your fingers along the corners. I havent tried fixing mine yet...LAZY. And since the problem shows up only when I push my amp past 50-100 watts..thats when I hear it...A loud clatter sound. Im in no rush to fix it, which is good..Else I'd probably save my hearing. But thats how they fix the problem at Klipsch.. If "liquid Nails " is good enough for klipsch, it is good enough for me.
  5. Yep.. Called Klipsch...I will try fixing the prob. myself since it sounds easy enough. I too, like the sound way too much to even consider replacing the speakers. Probably will have them the rest of my life. Mirko
  6. After nearly a years worth of use, Ive noticed that on one of my KLF 20s, the front panel(that holds the woofers), has become un-mated with the surrounding cabinet..causing a vibration or an annoying clatter when playing music at a higher volumes. Ive taken a look at the inside and noticed that with even the mass amounts of glue, it had failed to hold the front and surrounding wood surfaces together. That really chaps my hide! IS THERE AN EASY WAY TO REMEDY THIS???? OR SHOULD I JUST SEND THE SPEAKER BACK TO KLIPSCH?? DOH! I bought them BRAND SPANKING NEW not even a year ago!! Mirko
  7. The best advise I can give: Go and Listen for yourself. If you go with.."you get what you pay for": KLF 20 MSRP 1500.00 Herseys MSRP 1100.00 Why get a sub, when you can get a speaker that accurately produces the lows like the KLF 20?
  8. Answer to Speaker Cables? RADIOSHACK BARGAIN BASEMENT CABLES...it makes no Fricken difference. Especially to the human ear. I love it when these idiot salesmen try to sell me 100$ cables..I tell em to stuff it. One time, I was buying my father a new Disc player, the one that would replace his CD walkman hooked up to his amplifier. The guy kept pushing cables..said that it would improve sound 30%. I said "**** 30%!..hell forget buying the 250 $ Denon CD player!, why dont I just buy the $50 cables and save me 200 bucks?"..saleman shut up very fast after I said that.
  9. Klipsch KLF 20 would be the way to go.. My Father has had the herseys and I have listened to them all my life(a great speaker)! After listening to the KLF 20s..well, let me just say it is those speakers that stand in my living room.
  10. Thank you all very much for the response. I learned quite a bit. I guess there is nothing wrong with the amp and I shouldn't worry about it..let alone try to play it at 3/4 throttle with these very sensitive klipsch.
  11. Boa, The amp is rated at 180 WAtts RMS..That is also, from what I heard, is on the conservative side. What could be the problem.? COuld it be possible that the speaks are too efficient for that amp. Remember, I can only turn the nob just over halfway. I hear no distortion. I also had seen the amp run some less efficent speaks, and you could crank it up higher... Also Im using banana plugs..does it matter which terminals I plug into? I dont think it should. And John. What do you mean when you say?: "This is a likely situation. Pioneers of that age were not designed with much excess capacity either in the power supply or the heat sinks." ..I dont quite understand what you mean. Thank you all for your responses..
  12. Here is the deal. I own a pair of Klipsch KLF 20s, hooked up through a Pioneer SX 1280. The amp is Rated a 180 watts. Speakers are rated at 200 watts(Sensitivity 100db/1 WATT). Just for fun, I wanted to see what 180watts sounds like(not that Im going to listen to music at this level). Turns out, I can only turn the volume nob about three quarters of the way before the protection circut kicks in. The thing is, I hear no clipping when this happens. Ive checked all cables/wires are ok. Whats the deal here? For certain, Im not pushing these speakers to their potential?. OR am I??? With the vol nob turned up between Half and 3/4 way?. The amp has power meters for each channel in Watts&db. It cuts out between 100 and 150 watts. Should I be worried about what it reads?..Am I really pushing 180watts when it says 100-150watts? With the speakers switched off, I can crank the volume nob and it pushes and pegs the power meters past the 180 watt reading. Im just wonding, if those speakers can really handle 200 watts(like it says), or if the power rating circa late seventies(The amp) is different to the power rating these present days. Should I even worry about this, since its so damn loud anyway? Im curious though? Hmmmmmm. I would appreciate any feedback.
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